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Wales: Youth parliament to shadow ministers

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Funky Dragon has six external subgroups that mirror the departments of the Welsh Assembly Government. Two young people from each of the groups will spend some time following the work done by the relevant minister.

Hannah Peake, south Wales development worker at Funky Dragon, said: "It will allow them to find out what ministers do, how they do it, and to get a flavour of what is going on in each area."

Young people from the lifelong-learning subgroup spent a day following Jane Davidson, the minister for that department, earlier in the year.

Funky Dragon is also talking to Davidson about the possibility of shadowing her on visits.

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